Randell 1Logan RandellM. AdduonoENG1DG1-1*Due Date**Title*Lord of the Flies is a novel by William Golding about schoolchildren who find themselves trapped on an island and are forced to survive. Animal Farm is a novel by George Orwell about animals who rise up against their farm workers and take over the farm. Both novels are used as allegories. Golding and Orwell use their novels as allegories, Golding warns of the savage nature of humans, while Orwell uses his novel to warn of the corrupting influence of power. Golding uses the context of a hostile environment to warn of the savage nature of humans. Orwell uses the continued corruption of the pigs to warn of the corruption that power brings. Golding uses the slow change of the character's traits to warn of the boys' true nature. Golding uses the character's negative traits to warn of the savage nature of humans. All characters start on the island as equals. As the story progresses, some characters begin to show their wild nature, Jack and Roger to name two. “He tried to convey the compulsion to stalk and kill that engulfed him” (Golding, 51). This phrase is one of the first to show boys the true wilderness. This shows the compulsion to kill, and destruction sets in. “The mask was a thing in itself, behind which Jack freed himself from shame and self-consciousness” “Important Quotes from Lord of the Flies,” web, May 15, 2014. Golding means that we all hide behind a mask ; we call it society, and that we are all savages deep down. If the mask is removed, the savage comes to life! “This head is for the beast. It's a gift. (Golding, 151) In this quote Golding shows jack trading middle of paper...... the corrupting influence of the pig. Orwell creatively manipulated all the elements of this story to create an effective and powerful allegory. Lord of the Flies and Animal Farm are two novels by William Golding and George Orwell that are used as allegories to warn of humans' savage nature and corrupting influence. of power. Golding uses setting and symbolism to warn of the savage nature of humans. Orwell uses the corruption of pigs to warn against the corrupting influence of power. And if humanity's wild nature were not so deeply buried, would we be beastly or would we be more advanced, having learned from our wild side and taken a whole new scientific and social path? What if power was evenly distributed so that no one person had too much or too little, would everyone be corrupt or would no one be corrupt because no one has that much power ??